In my fake Dream World this game would have been packed in with Tropical Freeze in 2018 for $60, or it would be offered to the current owners of the Tropical Freeze as a free update. It makes more people play the two games and be interested in the Donkey Kong brand.
Then Nintendo’s modus operandi slaps me in the face back to reality.
E__F on
Why post some random news article and not the original source?
I’m still astounded Metroid Prime 1 was $40…. How the hell did that slip past them… DKCR for 60 is ridiculous
ConmanSpaceHero on
Wake me up when DK 64 2 comes out
IAMA_MAGIC_8BALL_AMA on
finna buy it at Gamestop after a few weeks, beat it as soon as possible, and watch the employee get upset when Donkey Kong Country Returns back to their used game shelf
captnchunky on
Don’t worry guys! In 4 years you can buy it for the same price! It will save money bc inflation.
HighAndFunctioning on
Oh well, guess I’ll pirate it. I’m certainly not paying $60 for a game from 15 years ago, even though Nintendo clearly thinks I’m a fucking idiot that will.
Poyojo on
Nintendo probably: “I wonder why nobody bought the remaster of the Donkey Kong remaster for the price of a full game? I guess they just don’t like Donkey Kong anymore… Let’s cancel the new installment for the Switch 2 :/ “
TokyoDrifblim on
Why buy this game now for $60 when you can buy it in 7 years for $100
treasonodb on
that’s fucking wild. i am still trying to figure out how or why luigi’s mansion 2 is $59.99 when 3DS games we’re $39.99 at most if i recall correctly.
SpookDaddy- on
I’m not buying a single switch game until cross compatibility with the next device is confirmed. This is decade old hardware and the games may be exclusive to it. Nintendo is ridiculous.
otorhinolaryngologic on
$20 Wii game —> $40 3DS game —> $60 Switch game
What
YeezusFever on
I bet some people are defending this too💀
willrsauls on
I’ll stick with the Wii version thanks. If you have a Wii or WiiU, you can easily get it for $20-$30
ghostpicnic on
An older game priced the same as the already overpriced decade old sequel that’s better in every way? Hard pass.
Emperor_TaterTot on
If these HD versions at $60 don’t sell well maybe they will get the message.
alwaysonbottom1 on
For that reason, I’m out. I mean come the fuck on. It’s a rerelease of a rerelease.
mando44646 on
$60 for a 3DS port with no new content?
Not surprised but I won’t be buying their greed. Same for Luigi Mansion 2
GrimmTrixX on
I mean.. it’s Nintendo. And with most games being $70 now, the probably see it as a bargain. And we all know of the “Nintendo Tax.” So this game will probably never dip below $45 like most 1st party titles. I’ll probably get it at some point. But most likely not at launch, and certainly not at $60.
EmpireCollapse on
60$? LOL
Cyberfire on
Meanwhile the Tomb Raider remastered trilogy launched at $30, Crash & Spyro trilogy remakes $40…
I can’t justify paying high prices for Nintendo ports and remasters when the rest of the industry fairly prices better packages.
Framed-Photo on
Nintendo keeping up tradition of actively trying to make me not want to use my switch. I hardly if ever buy games for it these days, it’s too expensive.
DeezKneesWorld on
Upscaling a Wii game and selling it back
DeezKneesWorld on
Argh ahoy mateys!
Ericcc94 on
I hope both this and LM2 have abysmal sales. $60 for a wii/3DS game is insane
Thelastfirecircle on
There is no excuse for this, classic Nintendo
Spider-ManOnThePS1 on
Haha fuck off Nintendo
flippenflounder on
It’s reasons like this I just don’t buy Nintendo anymore. I love the classics but I’m not going to spend $60 on a game they basically threw new graphics on
osterlay on
Silly me for thinking the price would have been reasonable, I’ll wait for a price drop before I get this only because I’ve never played the original and it’s re-release.
FlowPhilosophy on
Welp, I ain’t buying it new then. I figured I might if it was $40. I’ll just get it second-hand later on.
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To the surprise of no one.
That’s way too expensive. I was expecting $40.
In my fake Dream World this game would have been packed in with Tropical Freeze in 2018 for $60, or it would be offered to the current owners of the Tropical Freeze as a free update. It makes more people play the two games and be interested in the Donkey Kong brand.
Then Nintendo’s modus operandi slaps me in the face back to reality.
Why post some random news article and not the original source?
[https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/donkey-kong-country-returns-hd-switch/](https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/donkey-kong-country-returns-hd-switch/)
I’m still astounded Metroid Prime 1 was $40…. How the hell did that slip past them… DKCR for 60 is ridiculous
Wake me up when DK 64 2 comes out
finna buy it at Gamestop after a few weeks, beat it as soon as possible, and watch the employee get upset when Donkey Kong Country Returns back to their used game shelf
Don’t worry guys! In 4 years you can buy it for the same price! It will save money bc inflation.
Oh well, guess I’ll pirate it. I’m certainly not paying $60 for a game from 15 years ago, even though Nintendo clearly thinks I’m a fucking idiot that will.
Nintendo probably: “I wonder why nobody bought the remaster of the Donkey Kong remaster for the price of a full game? I guess they just don’t like Donkey Kong anymore… Let’s cancel the new installment for the Switch 2 :/ “
Why buy this game now for $60 when you can buy it in 7 years for $100
that’s fucking wild. i am still trying to figure out how or why luigi’s mansion 2 is $59.99 when 3DS games we’re $39.99 at most if i recall correctly.
I’m not buying a single switch game until cross compatibility with the next device is confirmed. This is decade old hardware and the games may be exclusive to it. Nintendo is ridiculous.
$20 Wii game —> $40 3DS game —> $60 Switch game
What
I bet some people are defending this too💀
I’ll stick with the Wii version thanks. If you have a Wii or WiiU, you can easily get it for $20-$30
An older game priced the same as the already overpriced decade old sequel that’s better in every way? Hard pass.
If these HD versions at $60 don’t sell well maybe they will get the message.
For that reason, I’m out. I mean come the fuck on. It’s a rerelease of a rerelease.
$60 for a 3DS port with no new content?
Not surprised but I won’t be buying their greed. Same for Luigi Mansion 2
I mean.. it’s Nintendo. And with most games being $70 now, the probably see it as a bargain. And we all know of the “Nintendo Tax.” So this game will probably never dip below $45 like most 1st party titles. I’ll probably get it at some point. But most likely not at launch, and certainly not at $60.
60$? LOL
Meanwhile the Tomb Raider remastered trilogy launched at $30, Crash & Spyro trilogy remakes $40…
I can’t justify paying high prices for Nintendo ports and remasters when the rest of the industry fairly prices better packages.
Nintendo keeping up tradition of actively trying to make me not want to use my switch. I hardly if ever buy games for it these days, it’s too expensive.
Upscaling a Wii game and selling it back
Argh ahoy mateys!
I hope both this and LM2 have abysmal sales. $60 for a wii/3DS game is insane
There is no excuse for this, classic Nintendo
Haha fuck off Nintendo
It’s reasons like this I just don’t buy Nintendo anymore. I love the classics but I’m not going to spend $60 on a game they basically threw new graphics on
Silly me for thinking the price would have been reasonable, I’ll wait for a price drop before I get this only because I’ve never played the original and it’s re-release.
Welp, I ain’t buying it new then. I figured I might if it was $40. I’ll just get it second-hand later on.